Hermit crab homecoming

School nurse Sarah Beckmann (middle) is holding Bob who is part of the Beckmann family. Jason Yu (far right) is holding Kizer and one of his new crabby roommate friends and Andrew (left) is holding some of Kizer's other hermit crab friends which include Baller, Spiral, Crabby 2, Shelly, and Hello.

Sarah Beckmann was running in the neighborhood when she spotted something unusual – a hermit crab on the sidewalk. Sarah’s family has pet hermit crabs, so she went on a mission to reunite the hermit crab with its owners. She brought it home and shared a photo on social media. She quickly received a response from Linda Yu. Her family’s hermit crab, Kizer Sands, had run away from home more than two months before. Her sons, Andrew and Jason, were thrilled to have Kizer home. And, it turns out Sarah knows Kizer’s owners – Andrew and Jason are students at St. Mark’s Episcopal School, where Sarah is the school nurse. A few weeks later, Sarah (middle), Jason (on right), and Andrew (on left) brought their hermit crabs to school so they could let the crabs play together. Jason plans to write a children’s book about Kizer’s adventures. See more details and photos at “Hermit Crab 'Homeward Bound’” by Karen Vine Fuller.

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